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  • Hesson concerned over Vettoris career hampering Achilles tendon problem

    New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has admitted concern over injured veteran Daniel Vettori and said there were some serious medical discussions to be had over his future. Vettori was a huge asset in the UK during the ICC Champions Trophy but struggled through with an Achilles tendon problem that has hampered him for nearly a year, and raises concern over his international career, Stuff.co.nz ...

  • Heights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop

    Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:28 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 19 June 2013 Heights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop Today elected members of Auckland Council attended the first post-engagement workshop following feedback on the draft Unitary Plan.Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse said the workshop brought together Local Board Chairs and the Auckland Plan Committee members to talk ...

  • Kiwi almost unchanged as traders await Fed meeting outcome

    The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged in local trading as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its asset purchase programme. The kiwi traded at 79.88 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 79.91 cents at 8am, and 79.87 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 74.12 ...

  • Solid Energy paid $50k for advice on dealing with politicians

    Failing electricity company Solid Energy spent almost $50,000 getting advice on how to deal with politicians, ONE News can reveal. Figures obtained ...

  • Animal leg found in palm kernel shipment

    Ministry of Primary Industries An animal limb has been found in an import of palm kernel. A Bay of Plenty farmer has reported to Ministry of Primary Industries the discovery of an animal leg, approximately 18cm in length. A zoologist has most likely identified the limb as being from a small deer or goat species not present in New Zealand. Most of the palm kernels have been imported from ...

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El Topo [Blu-Ray]

El Topo [Blu-Ray]

As chronicled in J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaums Midnight Movies, Alejandro Jodorowskys El Topo became an almost immediate counterculture sensation after its commercial debut at midnight on December 18, 1970, at the run-down, 600-seat Elgin Theater in New York City. The film ran ... ...

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  • Mark Hathaway All Blacks fever building in Naki

    video This is the first time I've been here with ONE News for a Test match in New Plymouth. Aside from the odd bit of bunting in shops and the angry mob on standby if Beauden Barrett doesn't make the 23, it'd be easy to think this is just another week. But the local aficionados tell me town is pumping. I wasn't sure if they were being sarcastic and nearly cracked up ...

  • Snow starts to fall in Otago residents brace for big freeze

    Snow has fallen on parts of Central Otago as residents prepare for a big freeze to arrive. Paul Hart from Naseby told ONE News that snow started to settle about 2.30pm this afternoon. "It had been sleeting most of the day now it is snowing properly," he said. Snow has alsostarted to roll into Queenstown, while in Canterbury many are bracing for heavy snow. Stores and ...

  • Nun admits breaking childs arm

    Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono leaving the courthouse. Photo / Brett Phibbs A nun has admitted breaking the arm of a 9-year-old at Sunday School after the girl failed to get an action song right. Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono - known as Sister Leva - yelled at the girl, flicked her in the head and broke the girl's arm when she twisted it behind her back. She is seeking forgiveness from the ...

  • Crime spree suspect remanded in custody

    Photo / NZ Herald A 25-year-old Bellevue man accused of a major crime wave involving the theft of thousands of dollars worth of items from cars in Tauranga remains behind bars. Roofer Erick Hekeiterangi Wijohn, 23, faced 65 charges of theft ex-car, 78 charges of unlawfully getting into cars, and a theft charge in Tauranga District Court yesterday. Wijohn is also facing two burglary charges and ...

  • Police dismay at child in car with drink-driver

    Photo / File Finding a 10-year-old girl in the back seat of a car driven by a woman who recorded a breath-alcohol level nearly three times the limit has dismayed and disappointed Dunedin police. Senior Sergeant Kelvin Lloyd said the 41-year-old woman was stopped about 5.30pm on Monday. She recorded an alcohol level of 1119 micrograms per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg. The woman ...

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